Genus Aminomonas
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Number of species, including synonyms, cited in this file: 1
Number of subspecies, including synonyms, cited in this file: 0
Classification (Warning: see also the file "Classification of prokaryotes: Introduction").
For a detailed description of this taxon see Bergey’s Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria (BMSAB).
Aminomonas Baena et al. 1999, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Aminomonas paucivorans Baena et al. 1999.
Etymology: N.L. n. aminum (amino in compound words involving chemicals), amine; L. fem. n. monas, a unit, monad; N.L. fem. n. aminomonas, amine-degrading monads.
Valid publication: BAENA (S.), FARDEAU (M.L.), OLLIVIER (B.), LABAT (M.), THOMAS (P.), GARCIA (J.L.) and PATEL (B.K.C.): Aminomonas paucivorans gen. nov., sp. nov., a mesophilic, anaerobic, amino-acid-utilizing bacterium. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol, 1999, 49, 975-982.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Aminomonas paucivorans Baena et al. 1999, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) GLU-3 = ATCC BAA-6 = DSM 12260.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AF072581.
Etymology: L. adj. paucus, few, little; L. part. adj. vorans, devouring, eating; N.L. part. adj. paucivorans, devouring little.
Valid publication: BAENA (S.), FARDEAU (M.L.), OLLIVIER (B.), LABAT (M.), THOMAS (P.), GARCIA (J.L.) and PATEL (B.K.C.): Aminomonas paucivorans gen. nov., sp. nov., a mesophilic, anaerobic, amino-acid-utilizing bacterium. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol, 1999, 49, 975-982.
Original article in IJSEM Online